April 2012
We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Chris and Annabelle Lowe once again for donating three wildlife watching safari boat trips to the project this year! Early on Saturday 31st March, on a blustery Cornish morning we set out to watch wildlife aboard the Atlantic Diver with the fantastic skipper Chris Lowe all in aid of TAG A TURTLE! We would also very much like to thank everyone who joined us on the day in supporting the project, we raised a whopping £400!! It was a great day enjoyed thoroughly by all and despite the Cornish gales everyone was in high spirits and Chris kept us informed and entertained whilst we viewed loads of Sea birds and even the local harbour seal made an appearance at the end.
Blue Reef Aquarium have also been hard at work helping us to raise funds for the project. We were very sad to hear that Matt Slater was leaving but we would like to wish him all the very best in his new job with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and although he won’t be at Blue Reef he is still very much involved with the Tag A Turtle Project and will be helping us Tag and release the turtle this project is going to fund should any injured turtles be washed up on the Cornish coast this year. Blue reef helped raise an extra £189.06 raising our current total to…… £2062.17 !!!!!! Huge thank you to everyone at Blue Reef for their support and to Tom Mercer for donating his spare time to keep our website updated and in tip top shape!!
With only a £937.83 left to raise to reach our Goal of £3000 and buy the all important Satellite tracking tag which will monitor the next rehabilitated turtle from Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, we are as inspired as ever to raise the last amount of money needed.
Which brings us onto our next fundraiser, a ZUMBA Party!! We will be holding a zumba party on Saturday 26th May from 4-6pm in the Cornwall College Atlantic Centre in Newquay. Parking will be available at the college. Tickets are just £10 each, with all proceeds being donated to Tag a Turtle.
So come and join us on the 26th for a fun filled afternoon for a very worthy cause. For further information please contact Nicole ukulalana@gmail.com , Nicola nic.j.morris@hotmail.com or Tracey tracey.twomey793@live.cornwall.ac.uk
